Elmer D. Merrill - Plant Life of the Pacific World

Botanical Arrangement of the Species

At the end of his book, Dr. Merrill included a botanical arrangement of plants with page and figure references. To accommodate to the changes in nomenclature which have been made since the book's first publication, this list has been brought up to date.

The format of the list is as follows: The first scientific name in each listing is that used by Merrill in his book and the plates. Then come references to pages and figures in the text. Scientific names in brackets are those that differ from Merrill's but that are presently acceptable according to Index Kewensis. The authorities for the Pteredophyta (ferns) are R. E. Holtum, Ferns, Flora of Malaya, vol. 2 (Singapore: Government Printing Office, 1954) and E. B. Copeland, Genera Filicum (Waltham, Mass.: Chronica Botanica, 1947). Following present-day preferred usage, species names are given in lower case. Where Merrill's nomenclature is still acceptable, bracketed names do not appear.

The Publishers wish to thank Beatrice H. Krauss of the Lyon Arboretum, University of Hawaii at Manoa, for her kindness in preparing this updated reference list of plant names.

Pteridophyta (ferns):

Acrostichum aureum Linn., 52, 108, 181, fig. 66A.

Angiopteris evecta (Forst.) Hoffm., 110.

Antrophyum plantagineum (Cav.) Kaulf., 110, fig. 103.

Asplenium nidus Linn., 55, 106.

Athyrium esculentum (Retz.) Copel., 181.

Cheiropleuria bicuspis (Blume) Presl, 110, fig. 107.

Cyclophorus lanceolatus (Linn.) Alst., 110, fig. 104.

Dipteris conjugata Reinw., 110, fig. 108.

Drymoglossum carnosum (Wall.) J. Sm., 110, fig. 111.

Drynaria quercifolia (Linn.) J. Sm., 52, 108, fig. 110.

Helminthostachys zeylanica (Linn.) Hook., 108, fig. 106.

Hymenolepis spicata (Linn, f.) Presl, 107, fig. 101.

Lecanopteris carnosa (Reinw.) Blume, 99, 110, fig. 95.

Lygodium circinnatum (Burm. f.) Sw., 108, fig. 105.

Ophioglossum pendulum Linn., 108, fig. 102.

Photinopteris speciosa Blume, 110, fig. 109 [Photinopteris speciosa (Blume) Presl.].

Polypodium heracleum Kunze, 108 [Aflaomorpha heraclea (Kunze) Copel.].

sinuosum Wall., 55, 99, 110, fig. 94 [Phymatodes sinuosa J. Sm.].

Stenochlaena palustris (Burm. f.) Bedd., 53, 108, 182, fig. 66B.

Cycadaceae:

Cycas circinalis Linn., 30, 187, fig. 12.

Pinaceae [Araucariaceae]:

Agathis alba (Lam.) Foxw., 82.

Gnetaceae:

Gnetum gnemon Linn., 61, 187, 222, fig. 69.

Pandanaceae:

Pandanus brosimos Merr. & Perr., 190.

conoideus Lam., 190.

julianettii Mart., 190.

tectorius Sol., 30, 54, 190, fig. 11 [Pandanus odoratissimus L.].

Gramineae:

Andropogon sorghum (Linn.) Brot., 147 [Sorghem vulgare Pers.].

Coix lachryma jobi Linn., 147, 184 [Coix lachyma-jobi L.].

Cynodon dactylon (Linn.) Pers., 123.

Eleusine corocana (Linn.) Gaertn., 147.

indica (Linn.) Gaertn., 123.

Imperata cylindrica (Linn.) Beauv., 65 [Imperata arundinacea Cyrilli.].

Ischaemum muticum Linn., 34.

Oryza sativa Linn., 147.

Saccharum officinarum Linn., 148, 166.

spontaneum Linn., 65, 184.

Setaria italica (Linn.) Beauv., 147, 228.

Spinifex littoreus (Burm. f.) Merr., 34, 37, fig. 13.

Thuarea involuta (Forst.) Roem. & Schult., 34.

Thysanolaena maxima (Roxb.) O. Kuntze, 65.

Cyperaceae:

Remirea maritima Aubl., 39.

Palmae:

Arenga pinnata (Wurmb) Merr., 163, 164, 182.

Areca catechu Linn., 162, 164.

Borassus flabellifer Linn., 163.

Cocos nucifera Linn., 34, 162, 163, 166, 182.

Corypha elata Roxb., 163.

Elaeis guineensis Jacq., 162, 166.

Licuala spinosa Wurmb, 35 [Licuala spinosa Thunb.].

Metroxylon sagu Rottb., 164.

Nipa fruticans Wurmb, 34, 54, 164, 182 [Nipa (Nypa) fruticans Thunb.].

Oncosperma filamentosum Blume, 164.

Roystonea regia (H.B.K.) Cook, 164.

Araceae:

Alocasia macrorrhiza (Linn.) Schott, 104, fig. 98.

Amorphophallus campanulatus (Roxb.) Blume, 103, fig. 100.

titanum Becc., 103, fig. 99.

Caladium bicolor Vent., 165. Golocasia esculenta (Linn.) Schott, 149, fig. 190.

Cyrtosperma merkusii (Hassk.) Schott, 104 [Cyrtosperma sherkusii Schott].

Xanthosoma violaceum Schott, 149.

Flagellariaceae:

Flagellaria indica Linn., 35.

Bromeliaceae:

Ananas comosus (Linn.) Merr., 151.

Commelinaceae:

Commelina benghalensis Linn., 125, fig. 114.

diffusa Burm. f., 125, fig. 117.

Cyanotis cristata (Linn.) Roem. & Schult., 125, fig. 116 [Cyanotis cristata (L.) D. Don.].

Rhoeo discolor (L'Hrit.) Hance, 165, fig. 219.

Liliaceae:

Allium tuberosum Spreng., 228 [Allium tuberosum Rottl. ex Spreng.].

Cordyline fruticosa (Linn.) A. Chev., 159, fig. 220 [Cordyline fructicosa Goepp.].

Sansevieria roxburghiana Schult. f., 159.

Amary llidaceae:

Crinum asiaticum Linn., 35, fig. 14.

Polianthes tuberosa Linn., 165.

Taccaceae:

Tacca pinnatifida Forst., 35, 185, fig. 15.

Dioscoreaceae:

Dioscorea alata Linn., 149, 185, 224, fig. 181.

esculenta (Lour.) Burk., 61, 149, 185, fig. 67.

hispida Dennst., 61, 185, fig. 68 [Dioscorda cylindrica Burm.].

Musaceae:

Musa textilis Ne, 166.

uranoscopos Linn., 110 [Musa coccinea Andr.].

Ravenala madagascariensis J. F. Gmel., 156, fig. 221.

Zingiberaceae:

Hedychium coronarium Koen., 228.

Zingiber officinale Rose., 166.

Orchidaceae:

Grammatophyllum speciosum Blume, 113.

Phalaenopsis amabilis (Linn.) Blume, 110, fig. 9C.

Casuarinaceae:

Casuarina equisetifolia Linn., 28, 29, fig. 18.

Piperaceae:

Piper betle Linn., 164.

cubeba Linn., 166.

myrmecophilum C. DC., 98.

nigrum Linn., 166.

Ulmaceae:

Trema orientalis (Linn.) Blume, 60, fig. 71.

Moraceae:

Antiaris toxicaria (Pers.) Lesch., 1.

Artocarpus altilis (Park.) Fosb., 153, 188, fig. 193.

champeden (Lour.) Spreng., 95, 155 [Artocarpus champedon (Lour.) Stokes].

heterophylla Lam., 95, 228, fig. 85 [Artocarpus integrifolia L.].

odoratissima Blanco, 155.

rotunda (Houtt.) Merr., 155 [Artocarpus rotundus (Houtt.) Merr.].

Ficus benjamina Linn., 158.

elastica Linn., 158 [Ficus elastica Roxb.].

mirabilis Merr., 96.

religiosa Linn., 158.

Urticaceae:

Laportea, 3, fig. 3 [Laportea Spp.].

Pilea microphylla (Linn.) Liebm., 126.

Pouzolzia zeylanica (Linn.) Benn., 126 [Pouzolzia indica Gaud.].

Olacaceae:

Ximenia americana Linn., 31, 39, fig. 22.

[Raffleseaceae]:

Rafflesia arnoldii R. Br., 101, fig. 86 [Rafflesia arnold].

schadenbergiana Gopp., 101 [Rafflesia schadenbergiana Goepp.].

Polygonaceae:

Antigonon leptopus Hook. & Arn., 161, fig. 222.

Muehlenbeckia platyclada Meisn., 160, fig. 224 [Muehlenbeckia platyclada Meissn.].

Chenopodiaceae:

Chenopodium ambrosioides Linn., 126, 229, fig. 124.

Amaranthaceae:

Achyranthes aspera Linn., 126, fig. 115 [Achyranthes aspera Duss.].

Alternanthera sessilis (Linn.) R. Br., 126, fig. 112.

versicolor Regel, 165 [Telanthera versicolor Regel].

Amaranthus spinosus Linn., 126, fig. 120.

tricolor Linn., 165 [Amaranthus gangeticus L.].

viridis Linn., 126, fig. 118.

Celosia argentea Linn., 126, fig. 113.

cristata Linn., 165.